Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-23
A Growing Town.

IMPROVEMENTS AT FALLS CHURCH DURING TIKI
YEAR-NEED OF BETTER RAILROAD FACILITIES
THE FREE BRIDGE DELAY.
Correspondence of THE EVENING STAR.
FALLS CHURCH, Va, Dec. %, 1887.
Our town is growing, not so much in the extent
OF its borders as in residential and bust ness place
density. During the past year 1t has thickened up
perceptlbly. Nine new dwellings have been built
by the following persons: H. Turner, w. F.
Chamblin, Mrs. ROwzee, Mrs Spencer, f. d. Oar.
ling, f. j. Northrop, Lewis NOrthrop and G. W.
Manktn, and the NJ. E. church parsonage. To
these new structures NAV be added grocery and
reed store near the Old Falls Church uepOt, built
by VIM H. Ellison, with which is connected a
hall in the upper story has also been erected here
The residence that was built by sundry enterpr1s-
ing citizens and attached to the old Falls Church
depot has been moved across the street and fitted
up as dwelling by itself.
Then Prof. n. 7. Graham has built above his old
him very large and beautiful residence. Mr..
Wilson, newcomer, bought last fall the dwelling
OF Mr.. Wells, and this has been greatly enIaged SO
soil his house to a Mr.. CUTTER and to this an ad-
dillon very much larger than the original has been
built. Mr. A. H. Raymond has built to his resi-
home. This adds to the town for the year fifteen
new structures, and most OF them are creditable
TO an observable degree alike to the proprietors
and the place. The NJ Z. church parsonage is the
gaudest OF all Of them Sundry lots here sold during
the fall which II Is said Will be built on next sum-
mer.
Mrs. Sarah Sewell attained to her ninety-fourth
birthday, In October think, In usual health
doubt not she Is the oldest person in the region
round about.
''Uncle' Phil Allen, who it is asserted Is over
one hundred years Old, Is quite feeble and 1nfrm.
do not see him on the street any more.
The W., y. and w. X. X. Is In some cases tearing
down depOtS and building fancy new ones; in
Others CLOSING over the old ones. As people we
do not feel like clapping hands or growing enthu-
Siastic over the movement. The depots, some OF
them as they WERE served the people well enough,
and the rest AZ they are. They see more good
into your city, with one fare and freight bill The
depots are well enough. They think that the horse
Is u be secured before the cart becomes necessary
We want the short road into your city, TO save
both time and expense to us. In no one thing
would It be more important to US, perhaps than in
giving us facilities TO carry the manure made In
the city out to US on toicrabe terms. The country
round about the city actually needs every pound
OF 1t; but, strange 10 say, our people, even now,
allow Norf0lk people TO carry away an Immense
quantity Of TO grow vegetables and ship back IL
the city, TO clOy rst the appettes OF its denizens
and then to compete with US In a dull market after
thai. II seems that we are TOO stupid to cOmpre-
bend our situation and to apply 10 1t relieving
measures / am one OF the farmers, and yet
think know how II is. ] think that Norfolk gets
It's manure by vessels cheaper than we can get Ii
by teams.
The "Free Bridge" building has exhausted our
patience. Such dawdllng on a great work like
that, and for the want OF which a large extent OF
once. Sundry times, In crossing the ferry, all the
men could see at work on the bridge were i've
and these you must watch closely, and for some
time, TO see them move L. A.